Their answers were a who’s who of the technology world, including well-known names like Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, Google executive Andy Rubin and Microsoft founder, former CEO and current Chairman Bill Gates.

Here is a sampling of responses:

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A number of readers suggested Microsoft look inside the company, suggesting the executive in charge of cloud and enterprise, Satya Nadela, and others:

@WSJdigits#msftwsj Kevin Turner: he knows MSFT like his pockets, & is a strong leader up to these times which may turn challenging for MS